High-power, short-pulse generators based on induction voltage adders

Author

Ramirez, Juan J. ; Prestwich, Kenneth R. ; Smith, Ian D.

Author_Institution

Sandia Nat. Lab., Albuquerque, NM, USA

Volume

80

Issue

6

fYear

1992

fDate

6/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

946

Lastpage

957

Abstract

High-power, short-pulse generators based on induction voltage adders were identified by the pulsed power community as the most important recent advance in this field. These systems use linear induction accelerator modules and self-magnetically insulated vacuum transmission lines to generate high-voltage (tens of megavolts), moderate-impedance (⩽200 Ω), short-duration (tens of nanoseconds) output pulses. Hermes III is a 20-MV, 16-TW electron beam accelerator and represents the most powerful implementation to date of the induction voltage adder technology. The authors describe how these systems function, identify their advantages and limitations, and discuss present and proposed applications

Keywords

electron accelerators; linear accelerators; power supplies to apparatus; pulsed power technology; 16 TW; 20 MV; Hermes III; electron beam accelerator; high power short pulse generators; induction voltage adders; linear induction accelerator modules; pulsed power; self-magnetically insulated vacuum transmission lines; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; Induction generators; Insulation; Linear accelerators; Power generation; Power transmission lines; Pulse generation; Vacuum systems; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.149457

Filename

149457